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The Take It Back Movement (TIB) has secured the recovery of ₦5.1 million extorted from a young victim by police officers attached to Alagbon, with senior police authorities pledging disciplinary action against those involved. TIB’s Lagos State Coordinator, Adekunle Adeyemi Taofeeq, disclosed that sustained advocacy by the Movement prompted direct…

The Take It Back Movement has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over what it described as a shocking case of kidnap, extortion, and abuse of power allegedly carried out by senior officers attached to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Lagos. In the petition dated Saturday,…

The Take It Back Movement has issued a call to action, urging Nigerians across all sectors to unite in the defence of democracy. According to the Head of the Movement’s Legal Aid Department, Barrister Bolaji M. Oluwatosin, the convening served as a vital space for critical engagement on the state…

The Lagos State Chapter of the Take It Back Movement has welcomed the dismissal of Professor Olatunji Tajudeen Fasasi Abanikanda, Dean of the School of Agriculture at Lagos State University (LASU), following multiple allegations of inhumane treatment, sexual harassment, and other serious misconduct involving students and staff. The decision comes…

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has firmly rejected calls to join a new political coalition aimed at defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, describing the coalition as an assembly of corrupt and compromised politicians who have bled…

The Take It Back Movement (TIB) has issued a stern warning to the University of Ibadan (UI), condemning the ongoing victimization of student protesters and threatening mass resistance if the university does not immediately cease its crackdown on student activists. In a letter dated June 30, 2025, addressed to the…

The Take It Back Movement (TIB) and the Coalition of Victims of Oworonshoki Illegal Demolition have jointly condemned what they described as the Lagos State Government’s “nonchalant attitude, gross negligence, and ongoing threats” against more than 10,000 residents forcibly evicted from the Oworonshoki area of Lagos. In a statement jointly…

The Lagos State Coordinator of the Take It Back (TIB) Movement, Adekunle Adeyemi Taofeeq, has expressed strong solidarity with Nigerian police officers following their protest notice to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over ongoing pension injustices. Reacting to the development via his official Facebook account, Adeyemi stated: “We are…

The Take It Back Movement has intervened to secure the release of two students from the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State, who were remanded at the Area Command Detention Facility over controversial theft allegations. The students, Raphael Bolade, a National Diploma 1 (ND I) student from the Science Laboratory Technology…

The Abuja Chapter of the Take It Back Movement has paid an advocacy visit to two prominent civil rights lawyers, in recognition of their unwavering commitment to justice and the protection of human rights in Nigeria. According to the Movement’s Abuja Coordinator, Rex Elanu, the visit was part of ongoing…